Jul 31, 2011
(Started Jan 27, 2008)

Perceived effectiveness for Parkinson's Disease:
Moderate

Side Effects:
Mild

Adherence:
Always

Burden:
Very

Dosage:
400 mg
Daily

Advice & Tips:
Medicare stopped paying for Comtan when I hit the "gap". The cost would have been over $700.00/month to continue. I had rationed it for the first half of the year, taking 2 each day instead of 4. I will not go back on, even though it helped. It doesn't make sense to go on it if I cannot continue all year.
on the plus side, going off Comtan, I lost 8 lbs in 3 weeks.

May 22, 2010
(Started Mar 20, 2010)

Perceived effectiveness for Wearing off effect:
Major

Side Effects:
Mild

Adherence:
Always

Burden:
Not at all

Dosage:
600 mg
Daily

Advice & Tips:
Since going to three doses a day, I frequently have no off time, from about half an hour after I take the medication first thing in the AM, until 8 or 9 at night. Sometimes I"m still on at 10 PM when I go to bed.